Sesshoumaru watched as Kagome fell to her knees he loved to see her suffer and was very happy to know he had taken the last person whom she truly loved away from her. Karou came over to Kagome and bent down to her and hugged her around the waist."Shh it's okay." Karou said to her as he rubbed her head.
"No, it's not okay. None of this is okay! , Naraku and I can never be together now because of him."Kagome tells Karou.
"Yes you can, Kagome. You can still be together," Karou told her.
"Not if he's having his child!" Kagome said. She glared at Sesshoumaru and said, "We WILL leave this place. Me AND Naraku. I won't let you keep him for your sick ways, you sorry version of a king!"
Sesshoumaru got up from behind the desk and walked over to Kagome and bent down to her now inches away from her face. "You really want to start with me when I hold your life in my hands at this very moment?" Sesshoumaru asks her. Kagome closed her eyes.
"I hate you why do this to me Sesshoumaru you have Karou, Naraku was the only good thing I had." She tells him. "He is of royal blood you're not, you're nothing but a human your blood itself is filthy!" he growls and grabs her chin and squeezes it with his fingers as his claws dig into her flesh
Kagome whimpered as his claws pierced her skin, beads of blood forming around them. "If my blood is so filthy, then why bother with me in the first place? Why bother with Karou, he's human as well," Kagome said, looking at him with tears in her eyes. Karou looked at him as well, waiting for his answer.
Sesshoumaru took his claws away from her face and leaned in and licked the blood off her face he then sat back on his knees and smirked. "You my dear had no choice but to come to me your father and mother owed me taxes so you and your sisters would meet me anyway, and I wanted you the moment I saw you so I had you, but your ways make me sick you seem to forget I killed my first wife she only lived as long as she did was because she was pregnant." Sesshoumaru tells her
"And as far as Karou he isn't human he looks it but he's not how else do you think I could get him pregnant he's an element demon." He says to Kagome.
"What?" Kagome said, looking at Karou.
"It's true. I'm sorry, Kagome, I should have told you," Karou said, looking down at his hands. Kagome glared at Sesshoumaru and said, "If he's an element demon, then he shouldn't be locked up in here! He should be out with his natural home! Demons like him travel a lot and usually don't stay in one place. He should be doing what his ancestors have been doing since the beginning of time!"
"Not if I so choose," Sesshoumaru said.
"I won't let you get away with this," Kagome hissed.
Sesshoumaru laughed, he couldn't help but laugh at Kagome she was too funny."You're so funny you really believe that you can stop me I don't know what I have to do to prove my point that I am the law." Sesshoumaru says to her and stands up and brushes the piece of lint off his pants."Naraku is mine he will never be yours Kagome, he carries one of my heirs "You have a choice you either leave now and I'll take that necklace off of you, or you end up as a meal and judging by how your blood taste you will be very tasty." He tells her.
Karou gasped."Sesshoumaru you wouldn't!" he says to him
"I would. What do you think I have for dinner every night? Those who cannot work and are not useful is dinner to me," Sesshoumaru said, looking at Karou.
"How can you do that! What makes you think they are not useful? If they cannot work, then send them back home to their friends and families, where they belong!" Karou said, standing.
"Because, they are of no use to them, either. They should be dead if they are not useful," Sesshoumaru replied.
"Well what is it going to be Kagome, I'll give you till the time I come back from checking on Naraku and if you haven't made a choice by then I'll make up your mind for you and don't get any bright ideas of escaping the guards are everywhere."Sesshoumaru warns both of them and walks out the office and slams the door closed.
Kagome jumped when she heard him slam the door. "He's not really giving me much of a choice is he?" Kagome asks Karou as he feels the necklace around her neck. "You think he'll let me say goodbye to Naraku?" she asks Karou as she wipes the tears from her eyes.
"I don't know. You're going to go find your sisters, aren't you?" Karou said.
"Yes. But don't give up, Karou. I WILL get you out of here. We'll make an attack plan, and get you AND Naraku out. I promise," Kagome said, hugging Karou. He hugged her back and whispered, "While I believe you'll try, I'm not getting my hopes up." Kagome nodded, not trusting herself to speak.
Sesshoumaru walked into Naraku's bedroom, Naraku glared at Sesshoumaru and threw a Pillow at him."What did you do want haven't you done enough damage??!" Naraku growled at him. Sesshoumaru sidestepped the pillow. "Be nice, I came to check on you, Kagome is down stairs making a very important decision that will change her life." Sesshoumaru tells him as he walks over to the bed.
"What have you done now?" Naraku growled at him.
"I'm giving her a chance to the freedom she so desires," Sesshoumaru said, sitting down beside Naraku. Naraku glared at him and said, "You're forcing her to leave, because it's either that or she becomes food, right?"
"Well, if you want to put it that way, then yes, I'm forcing her to leave. I already have you and Karou, what would I need her for?" Sesshoumaru said.
"She is the Queen did you forget you married her?" Naraku asked him as he got out the bed bit the golden chains still jingled as he walked over to the window."I haven't forgotten that is taken care of their will be an announcement tomorrow, isn't this better Naraku she gets to live that is what you want, if not the other option is fine with me." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"How do you know she isn't carrying your pup?" Naraku asks him and turns around and faces him.
"Seeing as I haven't slept with her since I brought Karou here I doubt it." Sesshoumaru says to him. "Anyway would you like to come down and find out her fate?"Sesshoumaru asks him as he gets off the bed.
"Yes, I would," Naraku said. "Then come with me," Sesshoumaru replied, standing.
"It's kind of difficult to walk in these cuffs, Sesshoumaru," Naraku said. Sesshoumaru sighed and walked over, pulling a ring of keys from his robe. He pulled out the one for the ankle cuffs and undid them, un attaching them from the handcuffs, as well, leaving the handcuffs around his wrists. "Now we can go," Naraku said.
Sesshoumaru walked out the bedroom with Naraku following behind him. Naraku walked down the steps and sighed as he followed Sesshoumaru to the study. Sesshoumaru opened the door and walked in as did Naraku.
Kagome looked up when she saw Naraku and smiled and went to run to him when Sesshoumaru grabbed her by the arm "Not so fast Kagome did you make up your mind?" Sesshoumaru asked her.
"Get off of me let me go to him!" Kagome yelled at Sesshoumaru.
"Tell me your answer, and I just might," Sesshoumaru said. "I'm going to my sisters," Kagome said through clenched teeth, glaring at him. "Good. Now, would you two love birds like to say goodbye to each other?" Sesshoumaru said, smirking at her.
Kagome slapped Sesshoumaru across his face leaving a hand print and ran to Naraku and hugged him around his neck. "I love you, I love you so much, I have no choice but to leave you." She cried into Naraku's neck.
"I know you don't." Naraku tells her as he runs his hand through her silky black hair. "But I rather know you're alive and out there somewhere then as his meal, your sisters need you."He says to her.
Karou walked over to Sesshoumaru "Why are you being so cruel to her can't you see they love each other?" he asks
"Yes, I can. That's the exact reason why I'm doing this. I like to see them writhing in pain," Sesshoumaru said.
Kagome looked into Naraku's eyes, stroking her thumb on his cheek. "I'll never give up on getting you out of here, Naraku. Never," she said.
"I know. I love you, Kagome," Naraku said, leaning into her touch. She leaned up and kissed him, wrapping her arms around his neck again. When they pulled away, she hugged him close. "I know you'll come back, Kagome. I'll never give up hope," Naraku whispered in her ear.
Kagome nodded her head and turned to face Sesshoumaru "Go ahead Sesshoumaru take the necklace off of me and I'll go." She said with tears in her eyes. Sesshoumaru walked over to Kagome and placed his hands on her shoulders.
"If you come back here out of stupidity, I will not have mercy on you." Sesshoumaru tells her and undoes the necklace and takes it from around her neck. Kagome neck felt so much lighter now. "One day you won't always win, if not me someone will save those poor prisoners." Kagome tells them.
"Many have tried." Sesshoumaru tells her and walks over to Naraku and puts his hand on his belly "Did you feel our baby when you touched him?' Sesshoumaru asks her.
"It is not my child by choice," Naraku growled, pushing Sesshoumaru's hand from him. "Yes, I did. And in my heart I hope it does not turn out like you, but like Naraku, and Karou. They are much kinder than you'll ever be," Kagome said. She walked up to Naraku and kissed him again. "For the road," she said, smiling sadly.
She looked at Karou and said, "Goodbye." "'Bye," Karou replied. She glared at Sesshoumaru as she walked past. "They will turn out like me, Kagome. They have my blood," he told her.
"They have theirs, too," she replied as she walked down the stairs.
Well now that she is gone how about the three of us go out to the gardens you two could use some fresh air." Sesshoumaru says to them and walks over to Karou and takes his hand in his."Bankotsu get in here now." He calls. Bankotsu walks into the study and bows. "Yes your highness?" Bankotsu asks him.
"I want you to take that scroll on my desk and announce to my kingdom that Kagome is no longer the Queen, the marriage is over I have found two new mates and they're expecting." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"What?!" Naraku growled, I am not your mate you crazy dog you raped me you only have the upper hand because.. "Because I am stronger than you." Sesshoumaru interrupts him with a grin on his face "make the announcement." Sesshoumaru tells Bankotsu
"Yes, your highness," Bankotsu said, walking out of the room. Naraku glared at Sesshoumaru and said, "Be glad I am pregnant, Sesshoumaru, for if I weren't, I would kill you where you stand."
"As if you could. If you wanted to kill me, you would have done it already," Sesshoumaru said. Naraku didn't answer, turning and walking out of the room.
Kagome walked into the stable and said, "Prepare the finest horse we have, please. The lord is letting me out for a ride," she said. "Yes, milady," the servant said, bowing. In moments he had Sesshoumaru's prize horse ready. "Thank you," she said as she got on. The servant bowed and led the horse out of the stable. She had just taken the reigns when
Bankotsu walked onto the balcony. "By Lord Sesshoumaru's royal decree, Kagome Higurashi is no longer the queen of these lands. Lord Sesshoumaru has two new mates, and they are both expecting his heirs," he said. The servant went to grab the reigns back, but Kagome quickly changed her saddle position and kicked it's sides, sending it galloping. "Wait!" the servant called, running after her. She saw the main gates and the guards started to close it. She had the horse jump over them just as the gate was about to close and made it out onto the road. She had him go faster, tearing down the dirt path.
Bankotsu looked over the balcony after reading the scroll to all and saw Kagome leave with Sesshoumaru's precious horse hell was going to break loose now and he saw Sesshoumaru with Naraku and Karou walking out to the gardens. Bankotsu walked off the balcony and walked down quickly to the gardens where Sesshoumaru was and tripped on a rock and fell into the grass. Sesshoumaru turned his head and saw Bankotsu on the ground." What in the world are you doing?" he asks him.
Bankotsu quickly stood up and brushed his clothes off. "N..nothing I was just coming to see you. My king where are you headed?" he asks him.
Kagome kept riding till she could no longer see the palace now she had to find her two sisters she knew that they were with Inuyasha and Shiori.
"I am heading into the gardens with Naraku and Karou. What has happened?" Sesshoumaru said, eyeing Bankotsu. "Nothing, my lord!" Bankotsu said.
"Why do I not believe you?" Sesshoumaru said.
Bankotsu looked into Sesshoumaru's golden eyes,"It's just that well um Karou looks like he is ready to pop any minute now are you sure he should be outside?" Bankotsu asks him
The stable boy ran over to Bankotsu and stopped in his tracks when he saw Sesshoumaru and shook very badly and hid behind Backstop Naraku looked at the two he wondered what was up why were they looking so terrified
"What do you want?" Sesshoumaru said, looking at the servant.
"N-nothing, my lord..." he replied, still hiding behind Bankotsu. "Why are you here and not attending to the horses?" Sesshoumaru said.
"U-um... well, I..." he stuttered. "I'll go see for myself," Sesshoumaru growled, walking past the two..
Sesshoumaru walked into the stable seeing his horses he walked down till he came to and empty stable. He growled low in his throat where was his prized horse his white stallion. Sesshoumaru stormed out of the stables and walked back over to Bankotsu and the stable boy he pushed Bankotsu out the way and grabbed the boy by his collar where is Mystique at!" he growls down at him as he bared his milky white fang
"T-the queen took him," the servant stammered. "SHE IS NOT THE QUEEN ANY LONGER!" Sesshoumaru roared, throwing the servant. "I want her FOUND! I don't care what you do to her, but bring back my damn horse!!" He roared at the guards.
Naraku looked at Sesshoumaru."You promised that she was going to be okay you said you wouldn't harm her if she left!" Naraku yells at him as he walks over to Sesshoumaru." Shut up I want my horse and I will have Mystique back you get that!" Sesshoumaru tells him.
"It's a horse! You can get another one!" Naraku growled. "I will get him back, and if she is found with him, she will be killed," Sesshoumaru growled. "I won't let you harm her!" Naraku yelled
"Yes, sir," Bankotsu said, bowing and leaving.
Naraku glared at him and said, "You would probably do that anyway, so either way it probably won't matter. I'll be lucky if I get out of these cuffs," he said. Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "If you're good then you will."
Bankotsu got the guards and gave them orders to go and find Mystique. Karou looked at Sesshoumaru so are you taking us back inside the palace now?" he asks Sesshoumaru. "I don't know I shouldn't let that wench ruining my day let's go you two need fresh air." He says to them."What about him?" Naraku asked as he looked at the stable boy and pointed to him. The boy was still on the ground looking at Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru walked over to the boy and looked down at him."What should I do with you, you let my precious baby be taken by that bitch!" Sesshoumaru growled at him."My king I am sorry she said you gave her permission to ride to day and that was before Bankotsu made the announcement." He says
"A few days in the dungeon should help your stupidity," Sesshoumaru said. He looked at the closest guard and said, "Take him down to the dungeons." "Yes, sir," he replied, walking over and grabbing the boy. The boy didn't make a sound as he was led into the castle.
Naraku sighed least, Sesshoumaru didn't kill him. Naraku rubbed his still flat stomach."Thank you for not killing him." Naraku says to him.
Sesshoumaru smirked at Naraku "Ah you thought I was going to eat him. "I don't eat everyone." Sesshoumaru tells him.
"If I did who would I have to run the castle?" Sesshoumaru asks him
Naraku rolled his eyes and said, "Can we just please go for the walk?"
"Yes, this way," Sesshoumaru said, taking Karou's hand again and leading the way into the gardens. Karou was smiling despite the earlier events. He was finally somewhere where he felt at home. "It's beautiful out today," he said.
"Yes it is." Naraku says to Karou as he glared at the back of Sesshoumaru's head and felt like kicking him in his butt.
"Naraku behave yourself before I put you over my lap and spank you on your bottom." Sesshoumaru says to him.
"You're such a bastard!" Naraku yelled at Sesshoumaru and kicked him in his butt.
Sesshoumaru growled as he was kicked in his ass and slowly turned his head and looked at Naraku and let go of Karou's hand."Trying me already little prince?" Sesshoumaru said to Naraku and slapped him across his face
Naraku's face turned to the side from the blow. He looked at Sesshoumaru and smirked. "As if that hurt. You're getting weak for your age, mutt," he said, knowing he was trying Sesshoumaru's patience. Sesshoumaru growled at him, his hand clenched into a fist
Sesshoumaru had to control himself Naraku was carrying his pup. "You know Naraku if you're trying to make me angry it's worked and the only thing that is saving you from my wrath is the baby inside of you." Seshoumaru growled and grabbed hold of Naraku's hair and pulled his face to him. "You're never getting off these chains!" he hisses in his face.
Naraku chuckled at Sesshoumaru's anger. "That's fine with me," he said. He leaned in and bit Sesshoumaru's neck, hoping to make him angrier. Karou just watched, shocked that Naraku would go so far.
Sesshoumaru growled more in his throat and placed his hand around Naraku's neck tightening his grip on his neck. "You're asking for it! Sesshoumaru growls at him and pushes him back and watches as Naraku falls on his bottom."You want to try me as well Karou the baby will be leaving your body soon I am ready to whip one of you any way.
Karou shook his head, his hands on his belly, saying, "No, I have been good, i don't want to be beaten." "Good," Sesshoumaru said before turning back to Naraku to see him standing already
Naraku smiled at Sesshoumaru. "Are we going to walk or what?" Naraku asks him. Sesshoumaru ran a hand through his silver locks
"Of course we're going to walk and then we're going to eat want that be fun" he says with a grin. Naraku narrowed his eyes
"Only if I am allowed to choose my food you sick freak.
"You need nutrients for the pup," Sesshoumaru said. "And I can do that with the food I choose," Naraku said. Sesshoumaru chuckled and said, "Just wait until you have that pup. Then I can give you your punishment."
"Like I'd let you," Naraku said.
"I am not eating humans!" Naraku growled at him "I really wish my father was living you wouldn't be getting away with this!" Naraku tells him
"Yes your daddy did adore you didn't he, they never did find the ones that killed him and your mother." Sesshoumaru says to him.
Naraku looked at Sesshoumaru when he said that. "No, they didn't." He said backing away from Sesshoumaru. Sesshoumaru smiled
"Oh well lets' go for that walk now." He said as he walked pass Karou and headed over to the roses
"You killed my parents, didn't you?" Naraku said, staring at Sesshoumaru with disbelief. "I never said that," Sesshoumaru said, smirking, as he plucked a rose and gave it to Karou.
Sesshoumaru plucked another rose and walked over to Naraku "Here take the rose"Sesshoumaru says to him."Why would you think I would kill your parents my dear they're my family as well how would it benefit me if I killed them he was my father's brother." Sesshoumaru tells him. "So what if he was you still want Inuyasha dead and he is your brother." Naraku tells him
"But what makes you think I wanted my uncle dead?" Sesshoumaru asked. "I don't know, but I will find out," Naraku replied.
Sesshoumaru placed the rose in Naraku's hand and clenched Naraku's fist around it. He then turned around and said, "Let's continue our walk."
Naraku looked at the back of Sesshoumaru, Naraku had been visiting another village with Shiori when the tragedy happened when they came home the inside castle was filled with blood the guards had been killed as well.
Karou turned his head and saw that Naraku looked sad. "Sesshoumaru, I don't think we should continue with the walk." Karou says to him.
"Why do you say that, Karou?" Sesshoumaru said. He looked back at Naraku and said, "He's fine, Karou. That's his thinking face." He then turned back around and continued walking. Karou hung back until he was walking with Naraku as well.
"It's ok, Naraku," he said, resting his hand on Naraku's arm
Naraku looked up at Karou and smiled."Yeah it's going to be okay." Naraku says to him and smiles and places his hand on Karou's belly and rubs it and feels the baby kick.
"Oh someone is moving around a lot." Naraku says to Karou and smiles up at him."Yeah he's been moving since Sesshoumaru started yelling about his damn horse." Karou says to him. Naraku smirked why was he mad at Kagome when the horse it self didn't buck her off.
He chuckled and said, "It's probably saying, 'calm down dad, it's just a horse!'" He and Karou both laughed at that.
"What's so funny?" Sesshoumaru said, looking back at them.
"Oh, nothing, nothing. Just continue walking," Naraku said.
Sesshoumaru arched an eyebrow at them and continued walking Wondering what those two were up too.
"So have you thought of a name for the baby?" Naraku asks him.
"Hmm I don't know yet I am hoping it's a girl but I don't think Sesshoumaru wants another female." Karou tells Naraku as they walk.
"Hmm what's wrong with a girl isn't Rin one. Sesshoumaru Naraku asks him.
"Yes she is one but that doesn't mean I want her to run my kingdom." Sesshoumaru says to Naraku
"Doesn't mean she can't. Rin's a smart girl, she can handle it," Naraku said. "She will be married to a prince in another land, and my first born son will take the throne," Sesshoumaru said, his tone saying the subject was over, but Naraku wouldn't let down. "Just because she's a girl doesn't make her inferior. Look at Kagome. She's smart as well. She stole your horse from you," he said, smirking.
Karou stepped back in case Sesshoumaru threw Naraku across the garden. "You have a lot of nerve Naraku you're really going to be punished once my pup is born." Sesshoumaru says to Naraku and walks over to him.
"And as far as Kagome goes you better pray they don't find her with my horse." Sesshoumaru tells him and grabs Naraku by his wrist and pulls him into his body "I want you to think about the slow death she will have while I am in my true form." He says to Naraku as his lips brush against his.
Naraku bit at Sesshoumaru's lips as they brushed. "We'll see about that," he said, smirking. He pulled away from Sesshoumaru and said, "Come on, Karou, I want to show you something." He grasped Karou's hand in his and pulled him deeper into the garden, leaving and angry Sesshoumaru behind.
Sesshoumaru's blood was boiling now he needed to take his anger out on someone and since Naraku was pregnant he wouldn't do and Inuyasha was nowhere to be found. Sesshoumaru stalked off, he told the guards to watch Naraku and Karou. Sesshoumaru was so angry he left the palace and went to find a village.
"That was really brave of you Naraku to say and do those things to Sesshoumaru." Karou says to him."Yeah it was I might as well have fun while I am pregnant." He says to Karou.
"But then he'll punish you even more," Karou said. "It'll be worth it, in the end. It's fun seeing him angry," Naraku said, chuckling. Karou shook his head and said, "I'd never have the courage to do that."
"Your type of demon isn't courageous. You're more in tune with nature, which in turn makes you kind," Naraku replied.
"Well least Sesshoumaru didn't threaten to kill you." Karou says to him. "What do you mean?" Naraku asked. "He told me that if I didn't do his bidding he would kill me at least that's how it was in the beginning." Karou tells him.
"Yeah Sesshoumaru always was the type of person that had to have his way even when we were kids if his father said no he would have a tantrum, but what I don't get is Sesshoumaru hate's Inuyasha because he is half human, but doesn't hate me because I am half dog demon and half spider." Naraku tells him.
Sesshoumaru arrived at the small village and looked around it so far the villagers hadn't seen him or recognized him.
"I don't know," Karou said, looking at the lilies. "He's...strange like that. He hates half breeds that have human blood, and humanoids, but not any kind of demon as long as they aren't human. It's weird," he said
."My lord, what brings this surprise?" the high priestess of the village asked as she came up from the herb fields, children surrounding her.
"It is weird since he slept with Kagome and Sara, "I know for sure Sara was all human but Inuyasha told me something when I was hiding him at my castle."Naraku says. "What was that?' Karou asks as he turns to face him.
"Inuyasha said Sesshoumaru was fine til their father died he said he caught Sesshoumaru in his true form killing some servants, but why he killed Sara I don't know why she is Rin's mother." Naraku says to him.
Sesshoumaru looked at the high priestess and then looked at the children. "I came to see how the village is fairing since I was last here." Sesshoumaru tells her as he walks pass her and looks around.
"I heard that you and the Queen are no longer together. I am sorry to hear that." She says.
"It was my decision. We did not get along well," Sesshoumaru said.
"I see," she replied. She looked down at the children and said, "Alright, dears, why don't you take these back to my hut for me? I'll be there soon."
"Yes, ma'am," they said, smiling, and ran off down the road. She turned toward Sesshoumaru and said, "We have been fairing well, actually. This year's harvest will be very fruitful for the village. The herbs have grown nicely, as well."
"That is good and I see that there are many children here as well."Sesshoumaru says to her. "Yes of course why wouldn't there be?" she asks him.
Sesshoumaru walked pass her and looked over at the women selling different herbs. "I hear there will soon be two new babies in the palace." The priestess says to him.
"Yes there will be hopefully boys, tell me would you tell me if there were some people giving you problems?" Sesshoumaru asks her.
"No, not really I mean the kids do things but their kids and kids do things." She says.
"What have the children been doing?" Sesshoumaru asked.
"Just being children, sir. Chasing the other children or the village strays. Nothing bad enough for punishment," she replied.
Sesshoumaru crossed his arms over his chest. It wasn't like he never killed a child before he growled to himself damn Naraku for getting on his nerve he then turned to the priestess and looked her over and touched her cheek "And what about you have you done anything that is wrong?" Sesshoumaru asked her.
Karas looked up at Sesshoumaru "My King why are you looking at me like that?" she asked getting a bit scared.
Sesshoumaru's eyes started switching from gold to red "whatever do you mean my dear?" Sesshoumaru asked her Karas looked up at him "Please don't kill me in front of all theses people!" she says to him.
"It will set an example that even if a single child is out of line, they will be punished," Sesshoumaru said, feeling his claws grow, feeling poison seep into them. He quickly dragged them across her face, leaving three scratches on her cheek.
Karas screamed out and a young girl with pink hair and big blue eyes ran up to Sesshoumaru."What did you do to my mommy!" she cries out. Karas fell to the ground on her knees Seira it's okay mommy was bad." She tells her.
Naraku and Karou looked around wondering where Sesshoumaru had snuck off too." Where did he disappear to, I was sure he would come and yell at you for biting him." Karou says to Naraku
"He's angry, and he can't punish either of us, and he can't kill any more servants...Karou, where's the nearest village? Do you know?" Naraku said, looking at him. "Yeah, it's a few miles that way," Karou said, pointing in the direction. "That's where he went," Naraku said.
"Mommy, you didn't do anything!!" Seira said, kneeling next to Kara. "Yes I did. I disobeyed. I was bad. It's ok, honey," Kara said
"You don't think he would destroy a village just because you bit him do you?"Karou asks Naraku.
"Maybe not destroy but he's going to do some damage."Naraku says to him.
"Great he's a king and can't stop acting like a child." Karou says as he rubs his stomach.
Sesshoumaru looked at the little girl "Odd color." He says feeling no emotion for killing her mother he bent down to Seira and picked her up holding her in his arms." You will come with me." He says to her and places his hand over the back of her head and causes her to fall asleep.
"No! Please!" Kara said, looking up at Sesshoumaru. Blood was still running down her face. "Please, she's all I have!" she said.
"Think of this as punishment," Sesshoumaru said, turning around and walking away. "Please, don't take my baby!!" Kara cried, standing, but Sesshoumaru was already gone.
Seira was sleeping peacefully in Sesshoumaru's arms as he made his way back to the castle he walked into the garden and heard Naraku and Karou talking about him saying how he was so spoiled and stubborn at times Sesshoumaru cleared his throat as he walked over to the two. "I see you two had enough brains not to run away." Sesshoumaru says to them.
Naraku turned his head and saw a little girl with pink hair in Sesshoumaru's arms. "What are you doing with a kid?" he asked.
"I took interest in her, and brought her here," Sesshoumaru said.
"You took someone's child!?" Karou said, staring at him in astonishment.
"Yes, I did," Sesshoumaru replied, looking at the sleeping girl. Naraku looked at Sesshoumaru and said, "Destroying someone else's family?"
"What other family have I destroyed Naraku?" Sesshoumaru asks him as he adjusts Seira in his arms.
"Oh I don't know Kagome's, mine the list is too long for me to count on two hands." He says to Sesshoumaru.
"I didn't destroy your family isn't Shiori still alive?" Sesshoumaru asks him.
Naraku narrowed his eyes at him."Yes she is because you don't know where she is."Naraku growls at him.
Sesshoumaru walked over to Karou. "Isn't she cute it was her hair that made me want her." Sesshomaru tells him.
Naraku gritted his teeth "She isn't a toy!" he yelled
"She is if I say so," Sesshoumaru hissed, glaring at him.
"She is a human being, not some... some THING that you can control!" Naraku yelled, his hands clenched into fists, glaring at Sesshoumaru with hatred in his eyes
"You have 4 months Naraku and then you're going to regret everything that is coming out that mouth of yours." Sesshoumaru tells him. Siera rubbed her eyes."Mommy what's going on?" she asked as she opened her blue eyes looking around and then up at Sesshoumaru."Let me go. Mommy help me!" she yelled. Kaoru sighed as he looked at the little girl wiggling around in Sesshoumaru's arms
"Let me take her, Sesshoumaru. Please? She's frightened," Karou said, holding out his arms. Sesshoumaru hesitated for a moment before handing the girl over.
She clutched onto Karou and buried her face into his shoulder. "I want mommy! Where is she!?" She cried.
Naraku glared at Sesshoumaru "Yes where is Mommy?" Naraku asked him Sesshoumaru turned his back on Karou and the child he bared his fangs at Naraku. And grabbed him by the arm and dragged him away from the two. And over to a near by tree "The mother was alive when I left with her daughter." Sesshoumaru tells him. "You have lost your mind!, taking a child a girl at that from her mother, what the hell are you going to use her for Rin sure as hell isn't going to lie to see a girl here if she isn't her servant." Naraku tells him.
"There, there sweetie it's okay ." Karou said to her as he kissed her on her head.
Seira looked up at Karou with a tear streaked face. "When can I go back to mommy?" she asked, sniffling. "I don't know, baby, I don't know," Karou said, holding her close again as she began to cry again.
Sesshoumaru let go of Naraku's arm hearing Seira crying. "She isn't going to be a servant she is mine as I said earlier I am keeping her alive Naraku, see I have a heart after all and you do well to stay out of my affairs all you need to do is take care of yourself and the baby." Sesshoumaru tells Naraku and walks away from him and back over to Karou."Give her to me." Sesshoumaru says to him.
Seira looked over at Sesshoumaru. "No I wanna stay with her!" she said thinking Karou was a woman since he was pregnant and had breasts.
Sesshoumaru looked at Karou and then Seira. "She isn't in charge I am. "Sesshoumaru said not correcting Siera for calling Karou a she. Karou narrowed his eyes at Sesshoumaru
"I am NOT a woman," he said, narrowing his eyes at Sesshoumaru.
"You aren't?" Seira asked, looking at him.
"No, honey, I'm not," Karou said, smiling at her.
"Then why do you have the same body as mommy?" Seira asked.
"Why don't you explain that, Sesshoumaru?" Karou said, looking at him.
Sesshoumaru narrowed his eyes at Karou "She is too young for me to tell her that!" Sesshoumaru says to him as Naraku walks back over to them.
"I actually agree with Sesshoumaru on that Karou, anyway I am hungry, can we go back inside and get some food?" Naraku asks Sesshoumaru.
Sesshoumaru nodded his head. "Karou you can't keep holding her if anything put her down and hold her hand." Sesshoumaru tells him. "Seira this is your new home and I expect you to obey or you will get punished." He says to her.
"Please, I want to go back to mommy!" Seira said. Karou hushed her. "It's ok. Until you do go back to your mommy, I'll take care of you," he said, setting her down on her feet and holding out his hand.
"And I'll help him," Naraku said, holding his out as well. Seira sniffled and took their hands as they walked toward the doors.
Sesshoumaru watched as the three walked back into the palace he walked in behind them and stopped when he saw Rin come down the steps who is she?" she asks her father with her hands on her hips. Sesshoumaru Looks at Siera and then Rin he knew Naraku was loving this." She is my new ward she will be living with us from now on." Sesshomaru tells her
Rin didn't like that one bit. "Your ward?!. How can she be your ward and why would you want her when you have me?" She asked him
Rin you're 14 years old now stop acting like this I want Seira here and she will be here and you will be nice to her or else." Sesshoumaru warned her as he put his hands on Naraku and Karou's back." Come on don't want the food to get cold." Sesshoumaru tells them.
The two walked In the room with Siera and Naraku pulled out her chair for her and picked her up and placed her in the chair. "There like a real princess." Naraku says smiling at her.
Seira smiled at Naraku." Thank you." she says happily as the food was brought into the room. Sesshoumaru sat at the head of the table and watched as Rin came into the room and sat on the other side of the table.
"Rin, why are you sitting over there?" Sesshoumaru asked, looking at her.
"Why do you want her? Why have her when you have your own daughter!?" She replied, not answering his question, glaring at him, the edges of the tablecloth in her clenched fists.
Sesshoumaru sighed and said, "Rin, I already told you. She is my ward now, so drop the subject already."
"That's how it's suppose to be do as you say no questions asked Iam not Kagome and I am most certainly not one of your workers I am next in line for the throne!" Rin yelled at him her eyes blazing at him.
Naraku looked at Karou when Rin yelled at Sesshoumaru seeing what he would do to her.
"You're right you're none of those things but that can change very quickly if you keep mouthing off!" Sesshoumaru warned her.
"What would you do, adopt HER and make HER next in line!? Disown your own flesh and blood!?" Rin said, her arms flailing as she talked.
"I could, if that's what you want. I AM king of these lands, and this household, so I have that authority. Now, if you DON'T want that to happen, then I suggest you drop the subject, be quiet, and eat your food," Sesshoumaru replied, his voice deadly but his face calm and collected.
Seira looked up at Rin who was arguing with her daddy. "But I don't wanna I want to go back home to mommy." she says to them both.
Sesshoumaru turned his golden eyes on her. "That is not going to happen my dear. "Sesshoumaru tells her.
Rin put her hands down on the table and growled low in her throat. "If mother was alive you wouldn't get away with anything you're doing father!" she spat. "You don't love anyone but yourself that's why no one loves you!"Rin tells him.
Sesshoumaru got up from his seat and walked over to Rin and pulled her up by the collar of her dress. "You were warned!" he growled in her face before taking her out the room and down toward the dungeon.
"No! Let me go!" Rin cried, trying to find a vantage point for her feet. Naraku looked at Karou and Seira and said, "Stay here." The two nodded and stayed in their seats as naraku went out of the room after Sesshoumaru.
"Sesshoumaru, stop! Just put her in her room, not the dungeon!" he said, walking beside him now.
Sesshoumaru growled ."I told you to mind your business!" Sesshoumaru said to him. "You made it my business when you got me pregnant!, now why don't you c alm down and put Rin in her room put a guard in there if you must." Naraku said to him.
Sesshoumaru said to him Sesshoumaru looked at Rin and smirked. "Alright Naraku I'll do that but there is something she needs to see so she knows I am not playing, you can follow if you like. Sesshoumaru tells him as he walks on down to the dungeon still holding Rin by her collar till he came to where he kept the slaves
Naraku followed and said, "Sesshoumaru, if you are going to do what I THINK you're going to do, I advise you to don't. It could traumatize her for life!" "Maybe that's my goal, Naraku, ever think of that?" Sesshoumaru said. "Father! Let go of me, dammit!" Rin said, pulling against his hold
"My, my you take after your uncle with that mouth." He says to Rin and drops her in front of the cell that held all the slaves. "See that I want you to take a good look." Sesshoumaru tells her.
Rin glared at her father and then looked up. "So what it's only slaves no big deal." Rin says to him. Naraku came down and saw the room for the first time and gasped seeing how many people there were in the cell.
Naraku walked closer to the cell and looked at the villagers and looked closely seeing a newborn baby. "Sesshoumaru there is a baby in there."Naraku says to him
"Yes, there is. It does not matter to me if they are old or young, if they or their family disobeys, they will be placed in here," Sesshoumaru said, also looking at the slaves. Rin looked up at him and said, "So then why did you bring me down here to see this?" "Because, if you do not stop disobeying, YOU will end up in here as well. I do not even care if you are my own daughter," Sesshoumaru replied.
Rin looked at him. "You're so mean fine I'll do as you wish."Rin tells him.
"Please Prince Naraku help us we don't want to be next." the villagers pleaded with him.
Naraku looked at them, "I have no say in which one of you end up next as victims as you can see I wear chains as well." Naraku tells them
"Please, your highness! Help us!" They started saying, all pleading with Naraku. He looked at them with sadness in his eyes. "I'm sorry, I can't," he said, turning around and running out of the dungeon, not even caring that he was pregnant at the moment. He ran through the dining room, not answering Karou's calls as he ran through the doors to the closest place he could get to being free. He ran as far into the garden as possible before slowing, panting heavily. He cried out in rage and pain before falling to his knees, "DAMMIT!!"